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Health in Bloom Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Bloom Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Bloom Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16838, 16833. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Bloom Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bloom Township adults…

Bloom Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Bloom Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Bloom Township

No hospital or community health center in Bloom Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPenn Highlands DuboisDubois · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Dubois★★★★★ · 9.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkPunxsutawney · 18.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois · ★★★★★
ER
18.2 mi
Primary Health Network
4 sites · nearest in Punxsutawney
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.8 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
20.5 mi
Glendale Area Medical Center
Coalport · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
24.3 mi
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.4 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careBloom Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Bloom Township itself
✓ Mental healthBloom Township is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bloom Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bloom Township, betterBloom Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Bloom Township gets moving

7.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bloom Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bloom Township 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Bloom Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Bloom Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Bloom Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Bloom Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Union Township: 35.6%Penn Township: 35.6%Pike Township: 36.4%Brady Township: 36%Pine Township: 36.6%Huston Township: 36.7%Sandy Township: 34.1%Greenwood Township: 37.3%Ferguson Township: 37.2%Knox Township: 37.7%Lawrence Township: 36.9%Hyde: 35.9%Henderson Township: 36.6%Bell Township: 37.6%Bloom Township: 35.6%Bloom TownshipUnion TownshipPenn TownshipPike TownshipBrady TownshipPenn Highlands Dubois · Dubois · 9.2 mi · 2★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bloom Township35.6%
Union Township35.6%
Penn Township35.6%
Brady Township36%
Pike Township36.4%
PA33.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Union Township————
Penn TownshipB−35.6%12.2%16.8%ZIP codes
Pike TownshipC36.4%13.4%19.4%ZIP codes
Brady TownshipC+36%12.2%18.7%ZIP codes

Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.5%

of Bloom Township adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Bloom Township

Why doesn’t Bloom Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Bloom Township.

What hospital is closest to Bloom Township?

Penn Highlands Dubois in Dubois, 9.2 miles in a straight line from Bloom Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Bloom Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.